The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies and partners for decades. Today, it is found in service with everything ...

The MC-130J Commando II is an upgraded version of the C-130 cargo plane. The plane assists in infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply for special ops forces. The US Air Force recently began utilizing ...

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The C-130-J is the newest addition to the C-130 fleet for paratroop airdrop operations. The world's most advanced airlifter made a pit stop during a test flight at Pope Air Force Base. Weighing in at ...

Algeria has received its first J-model C-130 Hercules airlifter from Lockheed Martin as part of an order for four aircraft. Confirmation of the delivery was provided by the social media page of the ...

A military airlift unit in Alabama is taking on one of the biggest challenges in its nearly 60-year history: ditching its beloved cargo planes for helicopters. After 40 years of taking the C-130 ...

The Air Force has returned two C-130H cargo planes to flight status after part of the Hercules fleet was grounded last month amid concerns about cracks in their propeller barrel assemblies, a service ...

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is preparing to replace a multi-mode radar onboard Lockheed Martin C-130 gunships and transports with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) with ...

After Lockheed Martin recently delivered its 500 th C-130J tactical transport, we look at the global fleet mix for its Super Hercules product. Powered by four Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines ...

ANKARA — Turkey has grounded all C-130 military cargo aircraft as a precaution following a crash earlier this week that killed 20 military personnel, a Turkish Defense Ministry official said on ...